SILLY STRING BAN SET PRELIMINARY OK VOTED BY COUNCIL.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. took a step closer on Tuesday to becoming the first city in the nation to ban the aerosol aerosol (âr`əsōl,–sŏl): see colloid. aerosol System of tiny liquid or solid particles evenly distributed in a finely divided state through a gas, usually air. foam novelty known as Silly String Silly String is a child's toy: a flexible, brightly-colored plastic string, which is shot as a stream of liquid from an aerosol can. The string sets quickly in mid-air, allowing one to shoot a seemingly-endless strand of it. - at least for one day a year. ``This isn't silly,'' insisted Councilman Tom LaBonge Tom LaBonge (b. Los Angeles 1953), member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. , who is seeking to ban the use of the colored aerosol strings in Hollywood on Halloween because of the problems it creates for clean-up crews. ``It isn't silly when it piles up in the gutters. It isn't silly when it gets in the storm drains storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. . It isn't silly when it goes out to the ocean.'' And it apparently wasn't silly to other City Council members, who voted 10-0 to give preliminary approval to the ordinance, which carries penalties of $250 to $1,000. A final OK could come today. Councilman Bernard Parks, the former chief of police who is running for mayor, said he believes the city should consider regulating the sale of Silly String, much as it does spray paint. He suggested that Silly String be sold only to adults and that it be stocked on locked shelves in retail stores. ``We have the same problem during the King Parade and a variety of open events that create a major clean-up problem once the event is over,'' Parks said. ``I would like to see if we could expand this.'' Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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